Type: Public
On the web: http://www.cibc.com/
Employees: 42,000
Employee growth: (0.8%)

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) is both Canadian and imperial when it comes to growing its business. CIBC has more than 1,000 domestic branches that offer a range of consumer and business financial services, including deposits, loans, investments, and insurance. It operates in two main segments: CIBC Retail Markets (consumer and small business banking, credit cards, wealth management) and wholesale banking arm CIBC World Markets (merchant and investment banking, capital markets services, and research for corporate, institutional, and government clients). Internationally, CIBC owns a majority of FirstCaribbean International Bank.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending October, 2011:
Sales: $15,364.5M
One year growth: 4.6%
Net income: $2,957.1M
Income growth: 23.0%

Officers:
Chairman: Charles Sirois
President, CEO, and Director: Gerald T. (Gerry) McCaughey
Senior Director Communications and Public Affairs: Rob Mcleod

Competitors:
Scotiabank
RBC Financial Group
TD Bank

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